Chicken Quesadilla in Side — Hawaii Restaurant & Bar

The Chicken Quesadilla at Hawaii Restaurant & Bar in Side old town is our Mexican-style quesadilla made with chicken. It's an easy, shareable plate from our international menu, prepared with fresh ingredients daily and open to everyone at the table on a relaxed evening out in the old town.

What the Chicken Quesadilla is at Hawaii

A quesadilla is one of the friendliest things you can order in a busy restaurant, and ours sits in our Quesadilla section for exactly that reason. It's a warm, shareable Mexican-style plate — the kind of thing that gets passed around the middle of the table without anyone thinking twice, so nobody has to commit to just one dish.

We keep the description simple on purpose, because the dish is simple by design: a chicken quesadilla, made the way we make everything here. If you've had a fancier, loaded-up version somewhere else, ours leans the other way — clean, tidy, and built to actually taste of the chicken rather than disappear under a pile of extras. That's our take, and we're happy to own it. Everything is prepped from fresh ingredients each day, the same way we run the rest of the kitchen.

How it works on the table

It's an easy plate to share and an easy plate to eat, which is what makes it such a natural table order. It works beautifully as a starter while the wood-fire grill and pizza oven get going on your mains, or as a lighter plate on its own if you're not in the mood for a full grill.

If you're eating in the old town on a warm Side evening, it's a relaxed way to start: order a couple to share, let people help themselves, and take your time. We're an English-speaking kitchen used to visitors from all over, so there's no puzzling over the menu — point, order, enjoy.

Who it's for and when to order it

The Chicken Quesadilla is one of our safest crowd-pleasers. It's a natural pick for families — mild, easy and no fuss — which is why it fits right in with our family dining and family pizza night crowd. It's just as good for a big group who want a stack of shareable plates in the middle, and it slots neatly into a Mexican food night alongside our other Tex-Mex favourites.

Order it early as a warm-up before steaks and pizzas land, or later on if you drift in for late-night food — the kitchen runs until late, so a quesadilla and a cold drink after a night out in the old town is very much on the table. It also travels well, so it's a solid choice for takeaway or delivery back to your hotel nearby.

What to drink with it

This is easy-going food, so pour something easy-going alongside it. A cold beer is the natural match — crisp, refreshing and made for sharing plates. If you're leaning into the Mexican theme, a frozen cocktail or one of our signature Blue Hawaii cocktails keeps the holiday mood going.

Prefer wine? A glass of red or white from our list works nicely, and for something bolder there's always rakı. The kids get their own alcohol-free cocktails, so nobody at the table misses out. Time it right and you can catch our Happy Hour, daily from 19:00 to 20:00 — the best window to line up drinks before dinner.

How it fits the wider menu

The quesadilla is one piece of a genuinely international menu. From here you can carry on into a full fajita night, jump over to our thin-crust 33cm pizzas from the pizza oven, or go big off the wood-fire and charcoal grill. If you're weighing up your options, our guide to chicken dishes in Side lays out everything on the poultry side of the kitchen, and the wider where-to-eat guide helps you plan the rest of the evening. It's the kind of dish that starts a meal rather than ends it.

Practical details

Prices change, so we don't print them here — check today's prices on our live menu. To grab a table, especially on a busy summer night, book online or message us on WhatsApp at +90 533 930 12 83. We're on 512. Sk. in Side old town (Manavgat, Antalya), serving daily from 10:00 to 02:00, and we've been doing it since 2000. Staying a little out of town? We offer free hotel pickup from selected hotels (round trip), with affordable two-way transfers from farther out — so getting to dinner is the easy part.